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Confidence in Institutions in a Time of Mistrust
UMD iSchool faculty discuss having confidence in government and institutions despite growing mistrust caused by the Covid-19 pandemic …

Mic: The Bitcoin scam that hit Twitter could have been way worse, featuring Jen Golbeck
Recent Twitter hacks demonstrate how misusage of the platform can be detrimental depending on the goals and timing of the attackers. …

Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.

Smithsonian Magazine: Help Transcribe Field Notes Penned by S. Ann Dunham, a Pioneering Anthropologist and Barack Obama’s Mother, featuring Diana Marsh
Diana Marsh led a project to digitize the field notebooks of S. Ann Dunham, economic anthropologist and mother of Barack Obama---and to …

Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor
Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!

Faculty Spotlight: Bridgette Comanda, Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator
Meet Adjunct Lecturer and School Library Program Experiential Learning Coordinator, Bridgette Comanda!

Staff Spotlight: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director of Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove
Meet Assistant Director of the Information Science Undergraduate Program at Shady Grove, Tetyana Bezbabna!